Brussels – According to information, the European Commission is favourable to measures to support demand for cars, like scrapping schemes that restore consumer confidence and give incentives for the elimination of old and most polluting cars. A large number of other measures can be adopted under “traditional” EU state aid rules, such as aid for research and innovation, as well as aid for environmental development.
 
Neelie Kroes recalled that the Commission has recently taken new initiatives to help companies overcome the credit crunch. In particular, it has adopted a new state aid Temporary Framework to support access to finance in the context of the current crisis, which includes measures which may significantly help the car sector, such as subsidised state guarantees and subsidised loans for green products.
 
“For his part, Minister Chatel gave a broad outline of the measures currently envisaged and indicated that details would be given to the Commission once they have been finalised,” the Commission reported. “He underlined that the measures would not be protectionist and would respect France's obligations under Community law, including Single Market rules.” 
 
Quelle: European Commission

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